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we have learned tonight that secretary of state john kerry is on his way to ukraine tomorrow. off the top tonight we have two reports. we'll hear from liz palmer in crimea in a moment, but first, charlie d'agata in kiev. ( protestors screaming ) >> reporter: anger, outrage and fear fill kiev's independence square today. prime minister arseny yatsenyuk warned that russia's military intervention in crimea has brought ukraine to the brink of disaster. >> this is the red alert. this is not the threat. this is actually the declaration of war to my country. >> reporter: the newly formed government put the army on high alert and called on men of fighting age, hundreds of thousands of reservists, to be ready to take up arms. thousand of demonstrators rallied against russia's actions call president putin dictator and a liar. this sign says, "putin, hands- off ukraine." in the place where they are still mourning those killed in protest that brought the russian-backed president down, activist told us there is little appetite for more bloodshed. >> of course i'm worried. of course. becaus
we have learned tonight that secretary of state john kerry is on his way to ukraine tomorrow. off the top tonight we have two reports. we'll hear from liz palmer in crimea in a moment, but first, charlie d'agata in kiev. ( protestors screaming ) >> reporter: anger, outrage and fear fill kiev's independence square today. prime minister arseny yatsenyuk warned that russia's military intervention in crimea has brought ukraine to the brink of disaster. >> this is the red alert. this is...
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. >> axelrod: please note that secretary of state john kerry will also be speaking with bob schieffer tomorrow morning on "face the nation." chinese state media is reporting 28 people were killed and 113 injured in what's being called an orchestrated knife attack in the southwestern part of the country. this took place in kun-ming when a group of men reportedly wearing all black stormed a busy train station and began stabbing people with long knives. the attackers were shot and killed by police. now to southern california, where the headline is be careful what you wish for. after months of drought, they're now getting pounded by rain. nearly nine inches of rain had fallen at cogswell dam since friday. nearby crystal lake has gotten more than sevenand a half inches. the big concern? the hills east of los angeles, which are still at high risk for mudslides tonight. john blackstone is there. >> reporter: the storms blew in from the pacific with rain, wind, and waves that threatened oceanfront homes in malibu. beaches disappeared in the storm surge. many places in the los angeles area rec
. >> axelrod: please note that secretary of state john kerry will also be speaking with bob schieffer tomorrow morning on "face the nation." chinese state media is reporting 28 people were killed and 113 injured in what's being called an orchestrated knife attack in the southwestern part of the country. this took place in kun-ming when a group of men reportedly wearing all black stormed a busy train station and began stabbing people with long knives. the attackers were shot and...
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kerry promised the u.s. would provide $1 billion in loan guarantees, help ukraine get its finances in order, and bring sanctions against russia in the coming days. kerry also had a message for president putin-- back off. >> it is not appropriate to invade a country and at the end of a barrel of a gun, dictate what you are trying to achieve. >> pelley: margaret, it wouldn't seem the administration has a lot of options. what is it going to try next? >> reporter: well, the hope is that russia and ukraine will negotiate directly. the ukrainian foreign minister, who was a protester himself three months ago, flew to paris tonight, on secretary kerry's plane, and he told us that he expects to meet russian foreign minister sergey lavrov tomorrow. now, lavrov is scheduled to meet with kerry, but he has not yet signed on to meet with his ukrainian counter-part. >> pelley: margaret brennan in paris for us tonight. margaret, thank you very much. you heard margaret mention the u.s. is working on unspecified economic sanc
kerry promised the u.s. would provide $1 billion in loan guarantees, help ukraine get its finances in order, and bring sanctions against russia in the coming days. kerry also had a message for president putin-- back off. >> it is not appropriate to invade a country and at the end of a barrel of a gun, dictate what you are trying to achieve. >> pelley: margaret, it wouldn't seem the administration has a lot of options. what is it going to try next? >> reporter: well, the hope...
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that didn't happen, but kerry did speak to lavrov himself. in their face-to-face meeting, secretary kerry told russian foreign minister sergey lavrov that there is a way out of the crisis. russia must return its troops to bases in crimea. allow international observers into the region. and recognize ukraine's upcoming elections to establish a new government. it was the first time the former cold war adversaries had met since russia defied president obama's demand to halt its invasion of the crimean peninsula. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with the ukrainians, in order to see how we can help normalize the situation, stabilize it, and overcome the crisis. >> reporter: yesterday, kerry was more pessimistic about russia's military plans for ukraine. i asked him today if he still has the same feeling. he said no. but he views it as progress that russia has not flat out refused to negotiate. >> pelley: margaret brennan covering the talks in paris. thanks, margaret. today, in south africa, evidence mount
that didn't happen, but kerry did speak to lavrov himself. in their face-to-face meeting, secretary kerry told russian foreign minister sergey lavrov that there is a way out of the crisis. russia must return its troops to bases in crimea. allow international observers into the region. and recognize ukraine's upcoming elections to establish a new government. it was the first time the former cold war adversaries had met since russia defied president obama's demand to halt its invasion of the...
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kerry's mission is to show support for the country at the center of the biggest u.s.-russian faceoff since the cold war. nato says the crisis is a threat to peace in europe. russian president vladimir putin has been sending troops across the border into ukraine's crimea region in defiance of mr. obama. they began moving in after ukrainian protesters ousted the pro-moscow president last month. they were demanding closer ties to western europe. putin said he was protecting russian interests. liz palmer is covering the russian invasion in crimea. russians are now in contro s local government as well as the roads and all the military installations. the only pockets of resistance are small groups of ukrainian soldiers who are dug in on ships or in bases still holding out against the russians. today ukrainian officers joined their men to resist a russian assault. they formed a human shield in front of belbek airbase gate. while inside their husbands waited nervously. a russian officer had just delivered an ultimatum. he told us to swear allegiance to russia or leave. if the
kerry's mission is to show support for the country at the center of the biggest u.s.-russian faceoff since the cold war. nato says the crisis is a threat to peace in europe. russian president vladimir putin has been sending troops across the border into ukraine's crimea region in defiance of mr. obama. they began moving in after ukrainian protesters ousted the pro-moscow president last month. they were demanding closer ties to western europe. putin said he was protecting russian interests. liz...
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secretary of state kerry said late today that it would be "a grave mistake" for russia to send troops into neighboring ukraine. last weekend the ukrainian president was toppled by violent protests. today, russia unexpectedly mobilized troops near the border in what it calls a training exercise. clarissa ward is in the ukrainian capital kiev. >> reporter: tonight, ukraine's opposition leaders chose independence square, the center of the revolution, to introduce the country's new government. to booing from some of the crowd. parliament must ratify the new ministers tomorrow, but for some there were too many familiar faces on stage. katerina is a 27-year-old teacher. >> people are angry. especially these days, people are very angry. >> reporter: ukraine's ousted president, viktor yanukovych, fled the capital five days ago, following a week of violence in which 80 protesters were killed. now, the country is trying to move forward, but it won't be easy. ukraine is almost bankrupt. it needs $35 billion over the next two years. so far, russia has refused to recognize the country's new leader
secretary of state kerry said late today that it would be "a grave mistake" for russia to send troops into neighboring ukraine. last weekend the ukrainian president was toppled by violent protests. today, russia unexpectedly mobilized troops near the border in what it calls a training exercise. clarissa ward is in the ukrainian capital kiev. >> reporter: tonight, ukraine's opposition leaders chose independence square, the center of the revolution, to introduce the country's new...